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Gene Fullmer

Gene Fullmer held the NYSAC, WBA and The Ring middleweight world titles between 1957 and 1962. Fullmer was the undisputed middleweight world champion in 1957.

World title bouts
13
Record in world title bouts (won–lost–drawn)
7–3–3
World titles held
3
Longest world title reign (WBA middleweight, 1959–1962)
3 years, 1 month

World title reigns and bouts

Jan 1957 – Jan 1964

MiddleweightNYSAC
WBA
WBC
The Ring
The NBA becomes the WBA
1957age 251958age 261959age 271960age 281961age 291962age 301963age 311964age 32
1958196019621964

WonLostDrawn or no contest

Timeline of world title events

  1. 1963

  2. The Ring magazine rates Gene Fullmer No. 5 at middleweight in its annual ratings

  3. Dick Tiger beats Gene Fullmer via corner retirement 7/15

    Middleweight · WBA, WBC and The Ring

  4. Gene Fullmer and Dick Tiger draw via split decision 15/15

    Middleweight · NYSAC and WBA

  5. 1962

  6. The Ring magazine rates Gene Fullmer No. 1 at middleweight in its annual ratings

  7. Dick Tiger beats Gene Fullmer via unanimous decision 15/15

    Middleweight · WBA

  8. 1961

  9. The Ring magazine rates Gene Fullmer No. 1 at middleweight in its annual ratings

  10. Gene Fullmer beats Benny Paret via knockout 10/15

    Middleweight · WBA

  11. Gene Fullmer beats Florentino Fernandez via split decision 15/15

    Middleweight · WBA

  12. Gene Fullmer beats Sugar Ray Robinson via unanimous decision 15/15

    Middleweight · WBA

  13. 1960

  14. The Ring magazine rates Gene Fullmer No. 1 at middleweight in its annual ratings

  15. Gene Fullmer and Sugar Ray Robinson draw via split decision 15/15

    Middleweight · WBA

  16. Gene Fullmer beats Carmen Basilio via knockout 12/15

    Middleweight · WBA

  17. Gene Fullmer and Joey Giardello draw via split decision 15/15

    Middleweight · WBA

  18. 1959

  19. The Ring magazine rates Gene Fullmer No. 1 at middleweight in its annual ratings

  20. Gene Fullmer beats Spider Webb via unanimous decision 15/15

    Middleweight · WBA

  21. Gene Fullmer beats Carmen Basilio via knockout 14/15

    Middleweight · WBA

  22. 1958

  23. The Ring magazine rates Gene Fullmer No. 2 at middleweight in its annual ratings

  24. 1957

  25. The Ring magazine rates Gene Fullmer No. 2 at middleweight in its annual ratings

  26. Sugar Ray Robinson beats Gene Fullmer via knockout 5/15

    Middleweight · NYSAC, WBA and The Ring

  27. Gene Fullmer beats Sugar Ray Robinson via unanimous decision 15/15

    Middleweight · NYSAC, WBA and The Ring

  28. 1956

  29. The Ring magazine rates Gene Fullmer No. 1 at middleweight in its annual ratings

  30. 1955

  31. The Ring magazine rates Gene Fullmer No. 7 at middleweight in its annual ratings